2008 Football Roster
Cory Sykes
- Position:
- H-Back
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- 155
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Harvey, Ill.
- High School:
- Thornton
2011 (Sr.): Did not see action.
2010 (Jr.): Played in eight games . . . earned third letter . . . rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries in the season opener vs. Southeast Missouri State . . . scored with 8:55 left in the first quarter vs. SEMO for the seventh touchdown of his career . . . his 12-yard rushing TD with 4:53 left in the third quarter vs. SEMO was the eighth of his career . . . rushed for 65 yards on 11 carries vs. Liberty. . . rushed for a season high 92 yards with a season long 37-yard run at Central Michigan . . . received a Ball State Ray Louthen Senior Participation Award.
2009 (So.): Played in all 12 games to earn second letter . . . started four contests . . . rushed for a career high 203 yards at Eastern Michigan . . . teamed with MiQuale Lewis to become the first duo in NCAA Football History (All Divisions) to have a player rush for 300 yards (Lewis, 301) and a teammate gain 200 yards in the same game . . . the 504 total yards by Lewis and Sykes at Eastern Michigan set a Football Bowl Subdivision record for most yards gained by two players in the same game . . . the feat marked only the fourth time in FBS history two players on the same team gained at least 200 yards apiece in the same game . . . scored a career high three touchdowns at EMU . . . rushed a career high 23 times at Eastern Michigan, including a season long rush of 51 yards . . . rushed for 85 yards vs. Central Michigan, which was his second best rushing performance of the season . . . rushed for 75 yards on 11 carries at Northern Illinois and 70 yards on 16 carries in the season finale at Western Michigan . . . ranked second on the team in rushing with 559 yards, and led the team with a 6.2 yards-per-carry average.
2008 (Fr.): Played in 13 games, including the Mid-American Conference Championship Game and the GMAC Bowl . . . earned first letter . . . rushed seven times for a season high 90 yards, including a career long 57-yard run for a touchdown, at Toledo . . . season high 14 rushes for 73 yards at Western Kentucky . . . 72 rushing yards on five carries, including a 46-yard gain, vs. Northern Illinois . . . 12 rushes for 48 yards with a TD vs. Kent State . . . first career TD came in first career game vs. Northeastern.
HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in football for Coach Bill Mosel . . . also competed in track and field . . . Football: Helped team to a 7-2 record as a senior and a 20-8 mark in career . . . helped team to conference championships in 2005 and 2006 . . . helped team to a 5-1-1 conference record as a senior . . . all-conference as a senior . . . all-state second team as a senior . . . Daily Southtown Player of the Year as a senior . . . .Thornton's Most Valuable Player as a senior . . . rushed for 1,600 yards and 25 touchdowns in final campaign . . . rushed for 3,600 yards and 39 touchdowns in career . . . Track: Competed for Coach Vince McAulife . . . won the conference and sectional in the 100- and 200-yard dash as a junior . . . qualified for state in the sprints in first three years.
PERSONAL: Son of Cory Sykes and Shawn Mahan . . . born Dec. 13, 1988, in Chicago, Ill. . . . full name is Cory Leroy Sykes.
SYKES, Cory
| RUSHING | g | att | yards | td | long | avg/c | avg/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13 | 78 | 428 | 3 | 57 | 5.5 | 32.9 |
| 2009 | 12 | 90 | 559 | 3 | 51 | 6.2 | 46.6 |
| 2010 | 8 | 46 | 260 | 2 | 37 | 5.7 | 32.5 |
| TOTAL | 33 | 214 | 1247 | 8 | 57 | 5.8 | 37.8 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE | g | rush | pass | total | avg/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13 | 428 | 0 | 428 | 32.9 |
| 2009 | 12 | 559 | 0 | 559 | 46.6 |
| 2010 | 8 | 260 | 0 | 260 | 32.5 |
| TOTAL | 33 | 1247 | 0 | 1247 | 37.8 |
| SCORING | g | td | rush | rcv | ret | pat | 2pat | fg | total | avg/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1.4 |
| 2009 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1.5 |
| 2010 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.5 |
| TOTAL | 33 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1.5 |
| KICK RETURNS | g | no. | yards | td | long | avg/r | avg/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | 8 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 21 | 18.3 | 6.9 |
| TOTAL | 33 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 21 | 18.3 | 1.7 |
| ALL PURPOSE | g | rush | rcv | pr | kr | ir | total | avg/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13 | 428 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 428 | 32.9 |
| 2009 | 12 | 559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 559 | 46.6 |
| 2010 | 8 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 315 | 39.4 |
| TOTAL | 33 | 1247 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 1302 | 39.5 |
| TACKLES | g | ua | a | total | tfl | pd | ff | fr | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
